Position Information
Posting Title | Conservation Program Coordinator – Customer Energy Solutions |
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Job Requisition Number | AE503794 |
Position Number | 107725 |
Job Type | Full-Time |
Division Name | Customer Energy Solutions |
Minimum Qualifications | Education and/or Equivalent Experience:
Licenses or Certifications: None. |
Notes to Applicants | Austin Energy provides energy efficiency and demand response incentives and technical assistance for commercial customers and multifamily properties. Our team is responsible for the allocation of over $5 million/yr in incentives to commercial and multifamily customers that support HVAC, lighting, and other building upgrades that improve energy efficiency and demand response. This position will support the design and delivery of these incentives and services by leading outreach efforts, providing energy assessments, performing field inspections, helping close building permits, conducting technical analysis, and supporting broader efforts to improve program design and delivery. This position is in Austin, TX and will require in-person coordination with local stakeholders and businesses. This is a hybrid position with at least 50% office time and 50% telework. Office time includes field work and may be extended past 50% if candidate chooses the option. Field work may require the use of ladders and other tools/equipment. Typical work schedules (to be coordinated with the supervisor) are weekdays, starting between 7 and 9am. Primary duties will include:
This position has been designated as a Critical Employee position. Critical Employees are considered necessary and vital and supports activities that impact City or department operations. This work can be done while at a designated work site or while working at an alternate work location. Critical employees who are able to work at an alternative work location are required to do so. Schedules may be modified, and employees may be reassigned to another area during extraordinary situations or emergency conditions to provide essential services. Working with Austin Energy provides a number of health and welfare benefits such as low-cost medical, dental, vision, paid leave time, a highly competitive retirement plan, career development opportunities and more. Please click HERE for more information. Employment Application:
Travel: If you are selected for this position and meet the Driver Safety Standards in the City of Austin Driver Safety Program, you may drive when necessary to multiple locations as part of your regular job duties. Otherwise, you are responsible for getting to and from these locations. If you are selected as a top candidate:
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Pay Range | $31.81 – $39.76 |
Hours | Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
Job Close Date | 08/30/2024 |
Type of Posting | External |
Department | Austin Energy |
Regular/Temporary | Regular |
Grant Funded or Pooled Position | Not Applicable |
Category | Professional |
Location | 4815 Mueller Blvd, Austin TX 78723; Hybrid |
Preferred Qualifications | Preferred Experience:
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Duties, Functions and Responsibilities | Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned. 1. Designs, develops, implements, and evaluates educational or outreach programs that promote energy, water, or natural resource conservation awareness and initiatives. 2. Coordinates and manages educational or outreach events, small projects, contracts, marketing, and on-line literature content to promote energy, water, or natural resource conservation awareness and initiatives 3. Analyzes energy, water, or natural resource conservation-related research findings to inform or make recommendations on program structure or program delivery to City leadership and other stakeholders. 4. Develops, establishes, and manages service agreements with other programs, departments, and agencies. 5. Researches energy, water, or natural resource conservation policies, best practices, and legislation to recommend changes to conservation initiatives. 6. Prepares studies, reports, memoranda, briefs, or other written materials on energy, water, or natural resource conservation to inform customers, City leadership, and other stakeholders. 7. Provides analytical support for policy briefs and program development related to energy, water, or natural resource conservation. 8. Prepares grant applications to obtain funding for programs related to energy, water, or natural resource conservation. 9. Reviews permit or plan revisions with project engineers and contractors. 10. Reviews, evaluates, and recommends changes to technical reports, studies, and other departmental written materials. Provides technical advice to Conservation Program personnel. Responsibilities– Supervision and/or Leadership Exercised: |
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities | Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
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Criminal Background Investigation | This position has been approved for a Criminal Background Investigation. |
EEO/ADA | City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application process or have a question regarding an essential job function, please call (512) 974-3210 or Texas Relay by dialing 7-1-1. The City of Austin will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, religion, veteran status, disability, or sexual orientation. In addition, the City will not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of an individual’s AIDS, AIDS Related Complex, or HIV status; nor will the City discriminate against individuals who are perceived to be at risk of HIV infection, or who associate with individuals who are believed to be at risk. |
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
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The minimum qualifications for the position are graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Architecture, Business, Environmental Studies, Natural Science, Planning, and Resource Management or in a field related to the job, plus five (5) years of related experience. Masters Degree may substitute for experience up to two (2) years. Experience may substitute for education up to the maximum of four (4) years. Do you meet these minimum qualifications?- Yes
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Please describe how you meet the minimum qualifications referenced above. Detail how you meet the educational requirements (if applicable), account for the years of related experience (if applicable), and explain any substitutions of experience for education, or vice-versa (if applicable).(Open Ended Question)
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Please describe your experience working with energy efficiency upgrades at residential, commercial, or multifamily buildings.(Open Ended Question)
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Please describe your experience coordinating construction or energy efficiency projects with contractors, customers, city departments, or other stakeholders.(Open Ended Question)
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Please list your certifications related to energy efficiency, building energy code, and/or energy management. If you do not have any, enter N/A.(Open Ended Question)
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Do you have the ability to travel to multiple sites as part of the regular job duties?- Yes
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This position requires a criminal background check. By selecting the following, you are acknowledging that you understand if you are selected as a top candidate for this position, you will need a successful CBI to be hired.- Yes
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